GlenBanna Posted 20 September , 2009 Share Posted 20 September , 2009 I have just got back from my first visit to Manchester after taking my daughter to University. We were staying in the Britannia Hotel in Portland Street. After a good meal on Friday night we came back to the hotel and I was taken aback when we entered the front porch as I looked to my right there was a war memorial statue. I had not noticed it earlier as I was carrying so much luggage. I didnt have a camera so I apoligise for the photo (with my mobile phone at 11.30 at night). It is one of the most powerful statues I have come across. Look at the trousers or are they waders or trousers?. Does anyone know anything about this memorial. Glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPT Posted 20 September , 2009 Share Posted 20 September , 2009 It's called "The Sentry" by Charles Sargeant Jagger (1922). Did you spot the small Korean memorial also? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwp2007 Posted 20 September , 2009 Share Posted 20 September , 2009 some additional info on this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watts_Warehouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPT Posted 20 September , 2009 Share Posted 20 September , 2009 Paddington Memorial Royal Artillery Memorial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlenBanna Posted 20 September , 2009 Author Share Posted 20 September , 2009 Thanks. I didnt have much time but I did notice the Korean link. Is my memory playing tricks or was there womens names as well? Glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPT Posted 20 September , 2009 Share Posted 20 September , 2009 I think it's just initials and surnames. You can see why he went in for realism... "At first, Jagger joined the Artists' Rifles, and in 1915 he was commissioned in the Worcestershire Regiment. Jagger served in Gallipoli and on the Western Front, and was wounded three times. He was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlenBanna Posted 20 September , 2009 Author Share Posted 20 September , 2009 IPT Was Jagger in the 88th Brigade of the 29th Division Worcestershire Regiment when he served in Gallipoli ? Glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPT Posted 20 September , 2009 Share Posted 20 September , 2009 On the outbreak of the Great War, in 1914, Charles Sargeant Jagger (born 1885), then a young sculptor studying in London and Rome, joined the Artists Rifles, from whence he was appointed to a commission in the Worcestershire Regiment. He served with the 4th Battalion in Gallipoli, where he was wounded, and afterwards with the 2nd Battalion in France and Flanders. In April, 1918, be commanded “D” Company of that Battalion during the defence of Neuve Eglise, and fought with great gallantry, stopping the enemy’s advance and successfully bringing the remnants of his Company out of action after the troops on his right and left had been overwhelmed. He was again wounded in that battle, and his bravery was rewarded with the Military Cross. (So, yes 88th Brigade in 29th Division) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlenBanna Posted 20 September , 2009 Author Share Posted 20 September , 2009 That is bizarre. My grandfather served with the 5th Royal Scots in the 88th Brigade, 29th Division at Gallipoli. Glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPT Posted 20 September , 2009 Share Posted 20 September , 2009 “The Sentry,” by the late C. S. Jagger, who used men of the Regiment as his models There you go. Did you notice any similarities? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlenBanna Posted 20 September , 2009 Author Share Posted 20 September , 2009 No not my Grandfather. Do you know if the building was a hotel whe the memorial was erected? Glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Hartley Posted 20 September , 2009 Share Posted 20 September , 2009 Do you know if the building was a hotel whe the memorial was erected? No. It was the warehouse, sales room and offices of S & J Watts - one of the city's major textile employers. Noit for nothing was that part of the city known as Cottonopolis. The building escaped major damage during the Blitz, although many surrounding buildings (including my grandfather's company offices) were destroyed. It became a hotel in the early 1980s. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlenBanna Posted 20 September , 2009 Author Share Posted 20 September , 2009 Thanks John Glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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